"I'm a proud Texas Democrat". Valdez is one of only two female sheriffs in the state, and she is the only openly-gay female sheriff in Texas. Her office oversees the second largest county jail in Texas.

Valdez will resign as sheriff to run for governor. Valdez is easily the most high-profile Democrat to throw her hat in the ring for 2018-Democrats couldn't talk either of the Castros, Dallas representative Rafael Anchia, or actor Eva Longoria into what is likely to be a doomed campaign-and the all but certain victor of her party's primary. A San Antonio native, she is the daughter of migrant farmworkers and Army veteran who publicly acknowledged she was lesbian when she ran for sheriff.

"The definition of an optimist is a black Democrat running in Texas", he quipped. Political consultants and experts rated her chances of success as slim, at best.

Hackers hold county files hostage
Earlier in the day Tuesday, a Mecklenburg County source said the outage was "believed to be due to an external threat". He's also the author of the Judd Ryker global thriller series focused on a State Department crisis manager.

"And that makes fundraising more hard", Jillson said. "She spent weeks trying to get in the race, made a head fake last week, and is now in". She has no statewide campaign experience or organization, no fundraising network, no name ID outside Dallas.

Nonetheless, Democratic Party officials applauded her candidacy as another step to turning Texas blue next year.

Valdez faces an uphill battle in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office in more than 20 years, against an incumbent, Gov. Greg Abbott, who trounced Wendy Davis with almost 60 percent of the vote in 2014. But Davis lost to Abbott by 20-points.

Valdez announced her intention this morning (Wednesday, Dec. 6) around 6 p.m., and will make the official announcement just before noon at the Dallas County Democratic Party Headquarters.

Until Wednesday, six little-known Democrats had filed to challenge Republican Gov. Her statement drew harsh criticism from Governor Abbott who said, "sanctuary city policies like those promoted by your recent decision to implement your own case-by-case immigrant detention plan will no longer be tolerated in Texas".

Female Democratic senators call on Al Franken to resign
Franken, in his statement, said the idea he would claim such conduct as a right as an entertainer was "preposterous". Al Franken of trying to forcibly kiss her against her will, according to Politico . "Enough is enough.

"I think we're going to raise whatever money's necessary".

Abbott's campaign had no immediate reaction to Valdez's candidacy.

Valdez dismissed the endorsement as not reflecting the view of the association's full membership.

While Valdez becomes the highest-profile Democratic gubernatorial candidate to date, she still faces an uphill battle against Abbott. Greg Abbott, who is seeking a second term in 2018.

He felt those artists" contributions had not been "recognized as a key aspect of the story of art at the time. Alongside her artistic practice Himid has curated exhibitions to showcase underrepresented Black artists.

He stated that a lot of Indian players from other states are adjusting to the prevailing conditions in the national capital. It is unsafe and not medically advisable and that is why the Sri Lankan players protested. "May be they are uncomfortable".

Much colder temperatures are in store for central Pennsylvania on Wednesday and into the the weekend, according to forecasters. It will be sunny but the high will only reach 35 in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

The exception to the evacuation order was the Bel Air Crest housing development, which was not threatened, Garcetti said. He grabbed some photos, his computer and some artwork, and was planning to stay with his mother-in-law in the interim.

The links of pollution with asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases in the long course are known for a long time. Contamination above that limit could prove potentially harmful for children, with risks growing as exposure does.

Both the phones will look identical, and will only differ in the display size with the Redmi 5 Plus being the larger of the two. Smartphone manufacturing major Xiaomi today launched the "Redmi 5A" in the city on the eve of the nationwide online sales.

The 79-year-old was the last surviving son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the pioneer of Indian theatre and Hindi cinema. Radio 4's Saturday Live presenter Aasmah Mir wrote: "I'm really annoyed about the BBC Shashi Kapoor thing".

Gingers, Cupcake, Swan Among Proposed Emojis for 2018
Earlier possibilities like frowning pile of poo and grinning face with letters "OK" as eyes have (thankfully) been dumped. It's important to note the list of candidates is not a final list and is subject to change before approval.

Yemeni women protest for body of slain leader Saleh
Speaking before a gathering of supporters, al-Houthi says: "We knew that they were deceived. we hadn't hoped for what happened". That helped propel Yemen into the ruinous civil war that has spread hunger and disease among its 28 million people.

Plot to kill British PM foiled
MI5 head Andrew Parker revealed information about the plot to the British cabinet, The Independent and Sky News reported. Rahman is charged with assisting Imran in "making preparations for the attack", according to the FT .